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James Lovelock

British independent scientist, Lovelock formulated the Gaia hypothesis, which sees Earth as a self-regulating system, warned about global warming, broke with environmentalism by defending nuclear power and predicted in “Novacene” that cyborgs would succeed humanity.

Closest spectrum
Center
Closest ideology
Technocracy
Closest personality
Linus Torvalds
Portrait of James Lovelock
The New York Times

Political axes

Profile across the 12 axes

  • Structure

    Leaning · Unitary
    Federal41%
    Unitary59%
  • Representation

    Leaning · Autocracy
    Democracy43%
    Autocracy58%
  • Power

    Balanced
    Security49%
    Liberty51%
  • Immigration

    Balanced
    Assimilation44%
    Multiculturalism56%
  • Diplomacy

    Leaning · Pacifist
    Militarist43%
    Pacifist58%
  • Intervention

    Balanced
    Non-interventionist55%
    Nationalist45%
  • Economy

    Balanced
    Public49%
    Private51%
  • Control

    Balanced
    Planning49%
    Free market51%
  • Trade

    Leaning · Globalism
    Protectionism43%
    Globalism58%
  • Religion

    Leaning · Irreligious
    Irreligious64%
    Religious36%
  • Morality

    Leaning · Progressive
    Progressive58%
    Traditionalist43%
  • Technology

    Leaning · Technology
    Technology65%
    Biology35%

What sets James Lovelock apart

Most unusual position

Representation

James Lovelock leans further toward autocracy than 67% of the 562 personalities in the catalog.

Personality median 65James Lovelock 43

Of all the axes, Representation is where James Lovelock stands furthest from the rest.

Most common position

Structure

On Structure, James Lovelock sits practically at the catalog median.

Personality median 39James Lovelock 41

Here they share common ground with most personalities.